The Queensland Rugby Football League was formed in 1908 by seven
rugby players who were dissatisfied with the administration of the
Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) as the Queensland Rugby Association. Those founding fathers were
Micky Dore,
George Watson,
Jack Fihelly, J O'Connor. E Buchanan,
Alf Faulkner and
Sine Boland. Discussion about breaking away from the rugby 'union' and forming a professional 'league' in Queensland can be traced as far back as 1905 through the visions of then Deputy State Premier,
Michael Allison. On 14 March 1908, the breakaway group was first mentioned in the local media, and a fortnight later the first official announcement was made regarding the formation of the Queensland Rugby Association was made. On 16 May that year a hastily assembled Queensland team played the touring
New Zealand "All Golds" side in
Brisbane. Later that month there were three representative games against
New South Wales, which acted as selection trials for a national team. In 1909, club rugby league officially began, with W. Evans scoring the inaugural try before backing up with another as North Brisbane beat Toombul 8–0 at the
Brisbane Cricket Ground, although Valleys were the first premiers. Other teams that entered the competition include: Milton (1909), South Brisbane (1909),
West End (1910), Natives (1912),
Merthyr (1917) and
Coorparoo (1917). In 2012, the QRL formally joined with the
NSWRL and each
National Rugby League club, to form the
Australian Rugby League Commission, which is the overarching governing body for all of Rugby League throughout Australia. Notwithstanding the Commission's role as supreme governing authority for the code, the QRL retains responsibility for both management of the
Queensland State of Origin team in Origin series, as well as day-to-day accountability for the operations of the
Queensland Cup second-tier league, and junior representative Rugby League, plus divisional leagues, throughout Queensland. == Current Major Competitions ==